Solar energy is not complicated. It’s just new to us. Humans are adaptable, but many of us don’t like change. Solar energy and other renewable energy systems do require some thinking and work to get established, but it’s easy to see that they’re the better deal once making the transition. If every home had their…
This was a fun list for me to write, because I got to take a trip down memory lane and remember all of the mishaps I experienced starting with solar. Some of them seemed obvious, but sometimes it takes us humans a few f**k-ups before we learn our lesson! So here are the top eight…
Have you always wanted to go solar, but keep hesitating to take the leap? Here is my list of the top five limiting beliefs I’ve observed both in myself and others related to using solar energy in the garden, the homestead, or the farm. Our online course Build Solar Energy Systems to Grow Food will…
So you understand the potential for solar energy technology to help us grow more food? Then you may also know that small-scale farming throughout the world needs an energy update in the 21st century. With small-scale solar energy systems, we can not only impact food, but also bring solar energy to places that don’t have…
DIY (“do-it-yourself”) has become so well-known that we now simply use an acronym to talk about it in everyday conversation. With the proliferation of YouTube videos, cooking GIFs, and websites like Instructables, access to step-by-step guides for almost anything is right at our fingertips. There are now communities, forums, and spaces where you can crowdsource…